5K Run
14th Annual First Night Saratoga 5K Run
Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 5:30pm
Skidmore College Athletic Complex
Saratoga Springs, NY
USATF Certified Course - A Grand-Prix Event of the Adirodack Runners
Start and finish on the beautiful
Skidmore campus. The first ¾ mile is a gradual uphill on the perimeter
road. The course exits the campus at Clinton Avenue and continues to
Greenfield Avenue, continuing up North Broadway and back to campus. This
is a moderately challenging course, including both hills and
downgrades.
Limited to 1,500 Runners: Due to the overwhelming success of this run, and having to close-out registration several years in a row, there will be no day of race registration.
Register Early: $20.00 includes registration discount and guarantees a long-sleeved shirt, if you received by November 25, 2011. After November 25, 2011, registration is $30.00. Entry fees are nonrefundable and non-transferable. Mailed entries will not be accepted when 1,500 runners are registered.
Check-In: Packet pick-up 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. the day of the race at Skidmore College Athletic Complex. Parking, restrooms, and showers are available. Refreshments after the race.
Chip Scoring System: Each participant will receive a chip timing devise, matched to the runners bib number, at race packet pick-up.
Awards: To the top three overall male and female finishers, and top three male and female finishers in each 5-year age division. No duplicate awards.
Shirts: All registered runners will receive a limited edition First Night Saratoga long sleeved t-shirt.
Finisher Medals: All race finishers will receive a commemorative First Night Saratoga medal.
Rules of Competition: Due to the hour of the race, anyone with dogs or carriages is prohibited from running. We reserve the right to cancel the race due to weather conditions that cause the running surface to be hazardous to the runners’ safety.
Proceeds go to support the community arts programs of Saratoga Arts.
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